Darren Gough

Darren Gough

Personal information
Full name	Darren Gough
Born	18 September 1970 (1970-09-18) Monk Bretton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nickname	Rhino, Dazzler
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Role	Fast bowler
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 568)	30 June 1994 v New Zealand
Last Test	31 July 2003 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 126)	19 May 1994 v New Zealand
Last ODI	2 September 2006 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	8
T20I debut (cap 3)	13 June 2005 v Australia
Last T20I	28 August 2006 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.	8
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–2008	Yorkshire
2004–2006	Essex
1989–2003	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	58	159	248	420
Runs scored	855	609	4,607	2,092
Batting average	12.57	12.42	17.31	13.94
100s/50s	0/2	0/0	1/20	0/2
Top score	65	46*	121	72*
Balls bowled	11,821	8,470	44,023	20,665
Wickets	229	235	855	598
Bowling average	28.39	26.42	27.15	24.17
5 wickets in innings	9	2	33	7
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	3	n/a
Best bowling	6/42	5/44	7/28	7/27
Catches/stumpings	13/–	25/–	51/–	73/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2017

Darren Gough (born 18 September 1970) is a retired English cricketer and former captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The spearhead of England's bowling attack through much of the 1990s, he is England's second highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals with 234, and took 229 wickets in his 58 Test matches, making him England's ninth most successful wicket-taker.

Gough was a right arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman. 1.80 m (5' 11") and broad in beam, he achieved his pace from a good approach to the wicket and a leaping sideways-on action, achieving what was often described as "skiddy" fast bowling. Capable of swinging the ball late, a large number of his wickets were gained through lbw or bowled, often with an inswinging yorker delivery.

Gough retired at the end of the 2008 cricket season with Justin Langer as his final first-class wicket. Langer commented in his BBC column that "Darren Gough will retire as one of the most respected and admired cricketers of our generation",also noting that Gough had commented to Langer after his final match "I am happy to finish with an Aussie in my pocket." Gough retired on a high being regarded as a model professional and a Yorkshire legend.

External links

• Darren Gough at ESPNcricinfo
• Darren Gough's hat-trick video on Veoh
• David Cameron wanted Darren Gough to stand as Tory candidate [1]

England squad – 1996 Cricket World Cup

1 Atherton (c) • 2 Cork • 3 DeFreitas • 4 Fairbrother • 5 Gough • 6 Hick • 7 Martin • 8 Illingworth • 9 Russell (wk) • 10 NMK Smith • 11 RA Smith • 12 Stewart (wk) • 13 Thorpe • 14 White • Coach: Illingworth Dermot Reeve was called up as an injury replacement.

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